Blu-ray: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)In this adaptation of the P. D. James novel of the same name, Pippa Guard plays Cordelia Gray; a somewhat wistful young woman training to be a Private investigator.On finding her boss has committed suicide she decides to take on his next case by herself. Approached by Ms Leaming […]
Blu-ray: Deadly Games (1982)A masked killer with more than a passing interest in a horror-themed board game is playing his own real life version of it and killing people in a small American town.Returning to the town after the murder of her sister, “Keegan” (Jo Ann Harris) meets up with local cop Roger (Sam Groom) […]
Blu-ray: Voices (1973) This was a rather strange viewing experience, as going into it I knew nothing at all about the narrative, and especially nothing about how it was shot on a mixture of video and film…of which I have to admit that whenever it went to the scenes shot on video it lost my […]
Blu-ray: The Devil’s Men (1976) Though starring Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasence (2 actors who I will watch in anything just because they are in it), The Devil’s Men struggled to keep my attention throughout its 88 minute running time. Cushing plays Baron Corofax; a suave man who also just happens to be the leader of a satanic cult […]
Blu-ray: Bartleby (1970)Powerhouse Films wanted me to write a review of the 1970 movie version of Herman Melville’s celebrated short story ‘Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street’, directed by Anthony Friedman and starring John McEnery as the titular character ‘Bartleby’, but….I’d prefer not to.A cheap start to the review I know, and one which will […]
4K UHD Blu-ray: Phenomena (1985)Another great 4K UHD release from Arrow Films, and this time it’s the 1985 Dario Argento directed classic Phenomena, which comes packaged complete with a host of special features that will keep you entertained and enthralled for many hours.Jennifer (a very young Jennifer Connelly in only her 2nd credited onscreen appearance) is the […]
Blu-ray: Jungle Trap (2016)Another in 101 Films AGFA line of releases (make sure to read my reviews of Effects and Lady Street Fighter), Jungle Trap was originally shot in 1990 and lay unedited, unscored, and unseen for 26 years until the Bleeding Skull team edited it and recorded an original score using vintage synthesizers.Jungle Trap […]
Digital Platforms: Black Friday (2021)Working in retail can be stressful.Working in retail during the annual ‘Black Friday’ event can be VERY stressful.Working in retail during the annual ‘Black Friday’ event while trying to protect yourself from violent extra terrestrial parasitic organism infected shoppers…well, that’s what the characters in the horror/comedy ‘Black Friday’ have to contend with.Bruce […]
Blu-ray: Snowtown (2011)Snowtown (A.K.A. The Snowtown Murders) is based on the true horrific events that happened in Australia during the 1990’s and which led to the arrest and imprisonment of various people, including John Bunting and Robert Wagner (both of whom will spend the rest of their lives in jail), and also James (Jamie) Vlassakis, […]
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: Herself (2020)Caught between an abusive husband and a housing system that makes it difficult to escape him, young mother Sandra (Clare Dunne) takes it upon herself to build her own home with help from friends both old and new.The above short synopsis makes Herself sound like a “and they all lived […]